A-behófian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: be-hófian. a-behofian

Definitions

p. ode To behove, concern; decere :-- Mid máran unrǽde ðone him abehófode with more animosity than it behoved him, Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 4.

ᚪ-ᛒᛖᚻᚩᚠᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"